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Old 23-05-2017, 06:54 PM
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There's a world of difference between working and test pressure, tests are done hydrostatically, i.e. with water which is incompressible, if the vessel fails a squirt of water is all that ensues, on the other hand the same pressure of air can result in explosive forces if the vessel fails.
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